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President Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran, but insists the straight of Hormuz remains open.
“This comes after reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway and, as Iran and Oman,”
say they are close to a deal to reopen the waterway. Trump threatened to bomb Oman yesterday as the country tries to reach the deal. Iran says the waterway will not reopen until the U.S. meets its conditions.
A shipping data platform says transit's fell nearly 20 percent through the straight last
week. Voters in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming cast ballots in primary elections today. Poles begin closing this hour in Florida where voters pick nominees for the race to replace Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, Katherine Welch, has more on the primary election candidates. Yeah, for Republicans, congressmen at Byron Donalds is the favorite.
It's a crowded race, Trump supports him, and should he win in November Donalds would be Florida's first black governor. Democrats have a field of six, but really there's one candidate who's just pulled way ahead, and that's former congressman David Shawley. He was a Republican during his time in Congress, but then he scooched over, became an
independent, and then last year made the switch to Democrat. That's Katherine Welch reporting. In the 20th congressional district in South Florida, Florida, Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district. To Republicans redrew the congressional map, her main opponent is former Democratic
congresswoman Sheila Scherfless McCormick, who resigned from the seat in April while facing an ethics investigation, but it's trying to get it back. Minnesota's attorney general is suing the governor of Texas, asking a federal judge to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with wounding a man and then lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, Democratic attorney general
Keith Ellison says Texas Republican governor Greg Abbott has not signed papers to extradite ICE agent Christian Castro since his arrest in Texas and May. The ABC network is suing the federal communications commission in a case with major
first amendment implications, and Pierre's David Folkanflick reports ABC argues the Trump
administration has violated its free speech rights by challenging its broadcast licenses. In that work's lawsuit sites, Trump's own social media posts, which condemn ABC's news coverage it's talk show the view and late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who has frequently mocked the president. Trump has openly called for ABC to be stripped of its broadcast licenses.
ABC and Disney own eight local TV stations, they require federal licenses because they rely on the public airwaves. They are also in six of the nation's largest markets and contributes significantly to ABC's bottom line. FCC chair Brendan Carr says he's making sure broadcasters operate in the public interest,
illegal requirement, and don't violate Trump's orders on DEI. David Folkanflick and PR news while street pulled further back from its all-time high today as AI stocks sank again. This is NPR news. Turkish president Racer Type Erdogan has signed a law-partining thousands of Kurdish militants
It's part of a peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK. It will only take effect after the group has fully disbanded.
“PKK leader Abdullah Agilon and other key figures are excluded from the pardon.”
The conflict with the PKK is killed tens of thousands of people since the 1980s. Frank Beard, drummer of the Texas Rock Band ZZ Top, his died. He was 77 and PR's Isabeligoma Sarmiento has this appreciation. Frank Beard started playing drums when he was 15 years old. As the 1960s turned over into the 70s, a young Beard joined what would become ZZ Top.
ZZ Top gained steady recognition for their raw-licking blues based sound through the 1970s and 80s. guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill also became known for their matching sunglasses and long beards. But Frank Beard ironically enough spent most of his time in the band as its unbearded member. Following news of Beard's death, Gibbons issued a statement on Beard's passing, saying
"his signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top." According to Gibbons, ZZ Top will resume its current tour this weekend. Isabeligoma Sarmiento and PR news. Comedians Eric Andre and Clayton English have settled a lawsuit challenging a police program at Lannas Airport.
They alleged the program used racial profiling and coercive searches, particularly targeting black passengers. The settlement includes a $30,000 payment and requires police to use body cameras and undergo training, it's NPR.
This week on up first, the mid-terms and the Middle East were tracking major primary elections
in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming. And abroad, the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner pursues a peace plan in Gaza.
“Plus, the U.S. Iran ceasefire hits a crucial 60-day deadline.”
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